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Mental Health Nurse - Nights
Reference
PRI97775
Location
The Ayr Clinic, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, KA6 6PT
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£35,857 to £41,578 p.a. depending on experience plus £3000 Welcome Bonus
Hours
37.5
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Part Time, Permanent - Full Time
Job Advert - Division Information
Ready for the recognition and rewards you deserve?
Job Advert Location Description
Knowing that you’re making a difference to people’s lives is rewarding in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.
As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults, Priory promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.
Job Advert Role Description
An amazing job opportunity has arisen for a committed RMN to work in an exceptional hospital based in the Ayr, South Ayrshire. This hospital provides acute adult mental health services within a low Secure Service, for patients with personality disorders.
As a Nurse you will be working for one of UK’s leading health care providers The RMN will be expected to have excellent interpersonal skills when liaising with members of the multi-disciplinary team, external agencies and organisations, patients and relatives. The RMN should also have a good working knowledge of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007. Experience in a related environment is essential.
During probation there is the requirement to work day shift until training and competencies are completed and signed off. This could be a period of 3 to 6 month
As a Nurse your key duties include:
- Provide a high standard of care to people with mental illness and personality disorder
- Develop therapeutic relationships to optimise patient engagement
- Contribute to patient assessments, compiling a plan of care alongside the individual, and monitoring patient progress
- At a more senior level, you’ll also need to lead shifts as well as mentoring and supporting student nurses and other members of the team
- Follow all codes of conduct, standards and legislation, respecting the rights of others and promoting ethical practice
- The following skills and experience would be more preferred and beneficial for the role:
- Excellent team working skills
- A high level of self-motivation and a flexible approach
- A commitment to patient-centred care and to values-based and evidence-based practice
- The drive to continually push your own personal learning and development
In return for your expertise and hard work, we also offer a wide range of benefits:
- A competitive salary - The successful Nurse will receive an excellent salary from £31,900 per annum.
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service to a maximum of 30) plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Opportunities to develop and progress in a wide variety of care settings.
- Free car parking
- Subsidised meals on site
- Employee benefits scheme (e.g., discounted shopping vouchers, interest free Apple Products loan scheme)
- Full onsite induction training and orientation programme
Percentage of pro rata splits for Welcome bonus based on working hours:
16 hours and below contract – 0%
16.5 – 32.5 hour contract – 50%
33 hour + contract – 100%
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Full-time hours: 37.5 per week
Ability to commute/relocate:
• Ayr KA6 6PT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
• Have you had COVID-19 Vaccinations.
Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.
Division DBS info
About us
As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.
Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, education facilities and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.
Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated. As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory Group will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Job Description
JOB_DESCRIPTION_STAFF_NURSE_2021.pdf
Closing Date
31/12/2024